Join us as we travel back in time to explore the social, cultural and military histories of Kansas' numerous military forts and bases. We'll cover the role of military forts and bases in Kansas from the 1820s through World War I. You'll meet the people who called military forts and bases their homes and the historical events connected to them.

Instructor Bio: Michelle M. Martin is a Michigander by birth and a Kansas and Oklahoman by choice. Martin earned her doctorate in history at the University of New Mexico. Her research probes interracial marriage, gender, race and power in the Mvskoke Nation in Indian Territory from 1870 - 1897.

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